What color is #A5C8D3?

#A5C8D3 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5C8D3?

The RGB value is 165, 200, 211: 165 red, 200 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5C8D3?

The complementary color is #D3B0A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5C8D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5C8D3 color

#A5C8D3 rgb(165, 200, 211)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A5C8D3 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 78.4% green and 82.7% blue (165, 200, 211).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 34% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#A5C8D3 color codes

HEX	`#A5C8D3`
RGB	`rgb(165, 200, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 78.4%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 34%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 22%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 5%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.47, -9.22, -9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.47, 13.12, 225.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.926, 54.009, 69.515)`
Decimal	`10864851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5C8D3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A5C8D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5C8D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A5C8D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5c8d3; }
.text { color: #a5c8d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5c8d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 200 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5c8d3, #a5b1d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5C8D3?: #A5C8D3 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5C8D3?: The RGB value is 165, 200, 211: 165 red, 200 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5C8D3?: The complementary color is #D3B0A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5C8D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.